Storm blows rivals away

Eye Of The Storm dug deep to strike gold for the first time this year in the Group Three Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown last night.

Winner of two of his five starts last term, the Aidan O’Brien-trained four-year-old had failed to make his mark in three outings so far this season but still carried plenty of market confidence as the 7-4 favourite in this 12-furlong event.

Joseph O’Brien had Eye Of The Storm handily placed behind Roheryn in the early stages before pushing to the front with more than half of the race still to run.